Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Commuting

Do 12 American Regions Have Better Transit Access Than NYC? Doubtful.

By Noah Kazis | May 13, 2011 | 16 Comments

Does the New York City region really rank only 13th in the nation in providing transit access to jobs? Has it truly been bested by a top five of Honolulu, San Jose, Salt Lake City, Tucson and Fresno? That’s what a new report from the Brookings Institution claims, but don’t worry New Yorkers, there are […]

New York’s Car Ownership Rate Is on The Rise

By Noah Kazis | Apr 6, 2011 | 60 Comments

Car-free households broken down by Assembly district. Red areas indicate where car ownership has gone up, blue areas where it has decreased. Click on each district for more information. Fewer New Yorkers are driving to work than they did a decade ago, according to Census data Streetsblog reported on last December. But that same data […]

To Stay Connected to Jobs, New Yorkers Need Better Bus Service

By Noah Kazis | Feb 23, 2011 | 13 Comments

Over the last decades, the economic geography of New York City has begun to shift. While Midtown and Lower Manhattan remain job centers without peer, more and more of the city’s jobs are located outside of the central business districts. As employment shifts into the other boroughs, however, the transit system hasn’t shifted with it. […]

Open Thread: How Was Your Commute?

By Brad Aaron | Jan 12, 2011 | 17 Comments

Mayor Bloomberg was determined not to be shown up by the second major snowstorm of the season, while Jay Walder advised against non-essential transit trips (the Times reports that all subways are running). It seemed the plows were out in force last night in Inwood, though there was six to eight inches on some sidewalks […]

Census Data Show More New Yorkers Opting for Transit Instead of Driving

By Noah Kazis | Dec 21, 2010 | 15 Comments

Significantly more New Yorkers are counting on trains and buses to get to work than at the beginning of the decade, according to new information from the U.S. Census. The data confirms the trend toward transit identified in NYC DOT’s Sustainable Streets Index and offers a fascinating portrait of how New Yorkers’ commute habits have […]

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Mapping Your NYC Bike Commute

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Oct 18, 2010 | No Comments

Regardless of age or riding ability, everyone should have the option of incorporating a safe, convenient, and healthy bike trip into their daily commute — especially in compact cities where the distance between people’s homes and workplaces tends to be short and bikeable. In New York City, the DOT is making bike commuting a more […]

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